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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Cheruiyot",
    "speaker_title": "The Senate Majority Leader",
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        "legal_name": "Aaron Kipkirui Cheruiyot",
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    "content": "already.” The Member went ahead and listed so many things that the Senate is seriously pursuing. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I hold the view that were it not for the fact that this House is heavily underfunded, we would do much more. Each time we appear before our colleagues in the National Assembly Budget and Finance Committee, they do not seem to appreciate the amount and the gravity of work that the Senate is handling. If we were funded, we would do more than many of these so-called investigative agencies. Yesterday, while contributing on the Report on Shakahola, I spoke at length. I said, ‘I wish colleague Senators would appreciate the powers that we have under Article 94(5) of the Constitution of Kenya as a body.’ We can investigate and give very serious recommendations and sanctions against people who are involved in corruption; people who are underperforming in their responsibilities; people who are mismanaging public resources, and so many other societal ills that this House oversights, including governors, and so on. Therefore, when committees present their work to the House, it is something that we must appreciate and thank them for the work that they are doing. I appreciate the work of the Standing Committee on ICT. There are many things I wish I had listened to in that particular Report because I know Statements that have been raised by our colleagues and many things that we need to appreciate. I urge our colleagues in the various committees that because we are the oversight wing of the Government of Kenya, it is our duty to keep track of all promises made by this administration. It is important for the committees report to track and keep the country abreast with the things that are happening. For example, I wanted to hear, from the Standing Committee on ICT how many kilometres of the promised 100,000 kilometres of fibre optic across the country has been achieved so far. It would be good for us to be apprised on whether the offices are in sync. Do they know what is happening? That is our duty because that is what you do as oversight. This is not an issue of whichever side of the House one belongs to. We oversight as the Senate; it is not to any particular side of the House. The same goes for the Standing Committee on Labour and Social Welfare on the report that they have given to the House. Mr. Deputy Speake, Sir, unfortunately, I am out of time. If you could graciously give me two minutes, I will conclude my remarks."
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